Restraining device



.May 5, 1925.. 1,536,956

a, A. WIBBELS f RESTRAINING DEVICE Filed Oct. L4, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 5, 1925.

- A. WIBBELS RESTRAINING DEVICE Filed oct. 14. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 5, 19,25.

',UNITED STATES ALGIE WIBBLS, OF nVVOLBAJCH, NEBRASKA.

RESTRAINING DEVICE.

Application filed October 14, 1924. Serial No. 743,582.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Atena lViBBnLs, a

citizen of the United States. residing at lVolbach, in the county of Greeley and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Bestraining Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in restraining devices and has relation more particularly to a device of this general character especially designed and adapted for use to hold hogs, and it is an object ofy geous for use, as willbe hereinafter more fully set fortlrifV The novel featuresrof my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

ln order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a view infront elevation illustrating a restraining device constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, a second vposition of certain of the parts being indicated by broken lines;

Figure 2 is a view in top plan of the structure as illustrated in Figure l; Y

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of th device as herein disclosed;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating certain details of construction as herein disclosed;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in perspective of aI rear vportion of the device as herein set forth;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective illustrating in detail the mounting of the guide bars or members.

As herein disclosed, my improved restraining device comprises the end sills 1 preferably angle irons andjiw-th their horizontalvflanges a inwardly directed. Interposedrbetween the sill 1 and resting; upon the horizontal flanges a is the bottom plate or wall 2, said plate having its extremities riveted, as at 3, or otherwise secured to said flanges a. The sills 1 extend beyond opposite sides of the bottom plate or wall 2 and secured to the end portions of the vertical flange of the front sill 1 are the upstanding and diverging posts L1 also herein disclosed as comprising angle irons. The inwardly directed flange c of each of the posts 4 has its lower portion outwardly disposed to provide abrace member 5, the free P extremity of which, resting upon and secured as at 6, to the inwardly directed fiange a of said front sill 1'.

The rear sill y1 at opposite sides of the bottom plate or wall2 has also secured thereto Athe upwardly disposed and diverging posts each of which alsocomprising an angle iron and having its outer flange al extendedto overlie the vertical ange c of said rear sill and secured thereto, as at 8. Associated with each of the posts T and the adjacent outer end portion of the rear sill 1 is a brace member or iron 9.

Secured to the posts l and 'i' at each side of the bottom plate or wall 2 is ya side wall or plate 10 whereby a trough like body is provided to receive the hog.

The upper extremities of the posts 4 are `connected by an elongated bar or member 11, the extremities of which as herein disclosed underlying the inwardly directed flanges c of the posts 11. Positioned in advance of the posts 4f. and in parallelism therewith is a secondV member or bar 12 the 4extremities of which having interposed therebetween and the Vflanges c the spacing blocks 11i, each holding bolt 15 or the like being common to the adjacent extremities of the members or bars 11 and 12, the spacing block 14- and a flange c. The central 'portions of the'members or bars 11 and 12 also have interposed therebetween an additional spacing block 16 maintained in applied position by the holding bolts 17 or the like. I ,Y

Pivotally connected, as at 18, to the front sill 1 at spaced points between the front posts @L are the upstanding elongated arms 19 the upper extremities fof which extending between the spaced parallel members or` bars 11 and 12 and at opposite sides of the interposed central spacing block 16. The

lower or pivoted end portion 19a of each of the arms 19 is squared and the pivoted end contacts with the horizontally disposed part or Ytoot it' having substantially an Leshaped spring 20, the tree extremity ot the part or toot .r being anchored to the trent sill 1 at a desired point inwardly the arm 19, while the stem y ot the spring' 2O extends upwardly of the arm 19 along` the outer edge thereof with the upper end portion ot said stem y anchored, as at 21, to the arm 19.

The springs 20 operate to urge said arms 19 outwardly or one away from the other and to normall maint-ain the same at the limit ot their outward movement. rllhe inward movement oit the arms 19 is limited by Contact oit the pivoted ends et the arms 19 with the parts or teet a.' ot the springs 20.

The upper end portion ot each ot the arms 19 is provided with a pair o't` outwardly and laterally directed arms 2Q between which is pivotally supported a sheave 23. Disposed around the sheaves Q3 is the intermediate portion `ot a flexible member or cable C, said cable being disposed in opposite directions 'trom the sheaves 23 providing portions or stretches 24 in crossed relation. Each of these portions or stretches @L1 extends over the upper portion ot a side plate or wall 10 and downwardly over an outwardly disposed sheave 26 carried by said wall. Said end portion or stretch ot the cable is then extended downwardly and over and under a second sheave 2? extending` outwardly trom said wall 10 but slightly spaced theretrom.

ing beyond the front end of the trough so that upon requisite pull upon the end portions ot the cable C the arms 19 may be caused to engage the animal from opposite i which the animal is to be placed within the i trough.

is particularly illustrated in Figure 5, the upper portion ot a post 7 is provided with a fastening member Q5 to which is adapted to be engaged the tree end portion et the cable C to hold or maintain the arms 19 in proper contact with the animal.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a restraining device constructed in accordance with my invention` is particularly well adapted for use by reason o1 the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible o't` some change and n'iodiiication without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason l do not wish to be understood as limiting myselit to the precise arrangement and 'torniation ot the several nai-ts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinatter claimed.

l claim A restraining device of the class described comprising a trough open at its opposite ends and top, a pair of upstandingholding arms pivotally supported by the bottom ot the trough at one end thereof, springs carried by the pivoted end portions ot the arms for moving said arms in a direction one away from the other, said springs having inwardly disposed extensions coacting one with the other to limitthe inward movement of the arms, and means itor moving said arms inwardly one with respect to the other.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

ALGIE IBBELS. 

